[M3n2c3]

Cory, I'd say it's a bit of both. Racism may or may not be the underlying cause, but the difficulty is definitely set in place to act as a deterrent. Their idea is to keep people from trying, and to ensure that the ones who do try are already financially secure (among other things) and will contribute to society, rather than show up and apply for govt assistance.

I can kinda see their side on this one, though it's a terribly general way to look at it. We already have plenty of homegrown shitheads taking up space. . . there's a good argument there for making sure that we don't invite more in. It's naturally flawed, though - the possession of money and time doesn't necessarily equal good person, just as the lack thereof doesn't equal bad person.